Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-18
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
List OF Organizations Entered for the
various COntests.

V0rAOuS Contests.
sEvKNTY-MNB ENTRIES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL pRrrI
AND NfNEfY-KIGHr FOR RIFLE PRAcrrcE-rHRHI
CoL0RED CoMPANIEs-THE ORGANIZATIONS A AN.
NOUNCED BY STATES
Managing Secretary De Leon announces the fol,
lowing as the List Of organizations that have en-
tered for the national drill:
Alaoama-Lomax Rifles (competing,.
Afkahsas-Eureka Springs Guard
Colorado-Chaffee Light Artillery.
Cohnecticut-Sarsfeid Guards fcOmpettnr,:
shlelds Guards Competing; Emerald Guard com
peting).
Decentralization Of 1st regiment, Company B,
"a regiment {compeuings.
Dis'fIcI ol Columbia - Battalion Washington
Llsht iniantry competing; Company B, Wash
.N 0on Lsne infantry {competing3; National RI
peduag,, Emmett Guards (competingj, Company A,
Ias,mea; Of 1st regiment Company h,
peting Chicago zouaVes icompet,na a.'efs c'n'-
n maalaHnaNLight battery A, LIST regiment Compel
ing: fndiansnso In piat3on' 90 regiment Compel
Fort wayne Rifles COMPETENCY.
., iOwaalsC regiment; eight companies; Musca-
p Essmsn Company A. list regiment; Company B. I'd
kansas Company G, list regiment {compet,ng,.
n. D. u,
battalion Louisville Legion (competingj, three sep
araot COMPANIES compettng) battery A, LIST reg
Louisiana-Batiery B, Louisiana Field Artillery
competing, Louisiana Rifles {competing,.
M Nanny Rifles ed regiment tcompettng).
Maryland-State Corps Cadets {cOmpetfng)
Massachusetts, Emmett Guards (cOmpeting,.
MISREPRESENTATION, 4th regiment, Grand RAD
ies H1afas scompetngl Custer Guards Compel
Ing, Company Z, 18th regiment
Mihnesota-Company A, LIST regiment Compel
ing2; Company d, LIST regiment (compettng).
Capital Light Guard Competing Winona Rifles.
Mlssourl0Company d. I'd regiment (competing);
company ny any, b. 50 regiment (competing); Company
ment.
New Hampshire Sheridan Guards, LIST regi-
New JeTsey@eosmpany C, 1st battalion com
sew York-Elghth Separate Company COM
Military Academy Cadets (cOmpetingj.
North Carolina Governors Guards Compel
Ing; Goldsboro' Rifles (competing; Fayetteville
peting; Forsyth Rifles competing); High point
Guards competing; Granville Guards Compel.
ng R Rnr Light Infantry competng
ohiomsecond regiment, Ohio National Guards
scompeting,; Company b, 9Th regiment com
K IN regiment; Battery B, 1st artillery c com.
peting).
Rhode Island Il 9Th battalion, Rhode Island
,,ntiiSAa VoLPotiHSJS NcdSucr SuaTuS (COQpeCl0g),
Vol Tone Guards Competing; Company c, Ist
battalion (compet1ng); Company ID, LIST battalion
Competing.
South Carolina-Lee Light Guards
Iexas-San Antonio Rifles (cOmpeting). Belknap
Rifles (competing1, Miller Rifles
Tennessee-Aemphis Merchants Zouaves COM
pettng).
Virginia-First brigade Virginia Volunteers,
tWenty-nine companies Of infantry, five batteries
artll!ery and Two cavalry companies; 1st regiment
virginia Volunteers Competing, Richmond Grayg
competing), Walker Light duard (competing),
winchester Light Infantry Competing, Alexan-
ora Light Infantry Competing, Attacks Guard
tcompetlng), State Guard competing, Bethel Ca
oct Corps lcompeting), st. Johns Cadet Corps
competing).
Washington Terrltory-Tacoma Corps compel
ing.
Wisconsin-First Light Battery (competing),
milwaukee, Light Horse Squadron, Company A, LIST
Infantry: Company g, Sd infantry.
Total number Of entries for Individual drill 70:
and for rifles practice, o.
Al meeting OF the executive committee Satur-
day night contract was signed with Mr. Chas. II.
Thayer, of Boston, to exhibit the 'Pyrorama," a
pyrOtechnlc representation OF the battle between
the Monitor and Merrimac, at the drill grounds.
Secretary De Leon has received kilograms from
Yfcksburg, Miss; Raleigh, n. CO. and San Antonio
rex, announcing that the companies there re-
ported as being about to withdraw on account OF
the admission Of colored troops to the drill will
come.